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Sunbeams chase traces of fading night
Into the story of yesterday.
The air is still and morning light
Filters through fingers of ferns,
Unfurling in their special way
Fine feathered branches of oak and birch
Make shapes against the sultry sky
Honeybees hover and seek for nectar,
Brush against stamens pollen-ladened,
Fragile wings quivering as they fly
Dock and dandelion, bold and strong
Resist the gardener’s fork that digs down deep.
Hellebores, coax hungry bees along
To feast amongst their purple sepals,
And rouse these nectar seekers from their sleep
2 comments:
Some lovely imagery here, Jennie -- now all I have to do is look up "hellebores" and "sepals". These pieces aren't half extending my vocab...
Alex
Love your awareness of plants, Jennie. It's making us all more appreciative of them too 🙂
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